USS Bennington (CV/CVA/CVS-20) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and from 1952 to 1970. She was sold for scrap in 1994.

CV-20 General Specifications. Class: Essex-class aircraft carrier. Named for: Battle of Bennington. Complement: 2600 Officers and Enlisted . Length: 820 feet . Draft: 28 feet 5 inches. Flank Speed: 33 knots . Final Disposition: Scrapped in 1994

In June 1959, she became an anti-submarine warfare support aircraft carrier with the new designation CVS-20. She was in the Far East during the 1960-61 Laotian Crisis, guarding the fleet against the possibility of hostile submarine involvement, and also 1964 as …

Welcome Aboard The USS BENNINGTON! USS Bennington and her crew. The information supplied is checked for accuracy to the best ability of our Historian, Joe Pires of Calabash, North Carolina, SK3 1966-1969 and those who arrange and present it.

USS Bennington (CV-20) remained in reserve for almost four years. On 29 October 1950, she moved to the New York Naval Shipyard to be modernized and prepared for active service. In October,...

The Bennington ( CV-20) was Laid down 15 December 1942 and Launched 26 February 1944 by New York NavyYard; sponsored by Mrs. Melvin J. Maus, wife of Congressman Maus of Minnesota;and commissioned 6 August 1944, Captain J. B. Sykes in command.

2017年12月3日 · Colorized photo of five U.S. Navy Essex-class aircraft carriers at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 2 August 1966: USS Bennington (CVS-20), USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), USS Yorktown (CVS-10), USS Valley Forge (LPH-8, converted to Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter)), and USS Hornet (CVS-12).

2020年3月27日 · On 30 June 1959, she became an antisubmarine warfare support aircraft carrier (CVS-20). Her fourth tour of duty in the Far East, carried out between October 1960 and May 1961, was highlighted...

Launched February 26, 1944 as the second USS Bennington CV-20 named for Bennington, Vermont the site of the Battle of Bennington during the Revolutionary War sponsored by the wife of Congressman Melvin Maas of Minnesota.

USS Bennington (CV/CVA/CVS-20) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington (Vermont).